A method of achieving physiological plasma levels of melatonin in the chicken by oral administration

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 129-138

  Nøddegaard, Flemming ^a   Kennaway, David J ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broiler; Laying hen; Melatonin; Oral; Wheat grains

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MELATONIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KINETICS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT OILS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0032879015     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00607.x     Document Type: Article

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